04/13/2025

ScentNebula
52 Reviews

ScentNebula
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All I get is a bitter taste in my mouth
This is the first Pineward that hasn't worked with my skin chemistry and that I've actively disliked. Sniffing the atomiser and on paper, it wasn't one of my favorites, but seemed like it could be interesting. In my notes, I described the blotter test as "SUPER fresh and green, reminds me of freshly crushed mint in the garden". Those are things I generally like.
However, on my skin it turns into an extremely bitter woody scent. At first there was enough freshness that I was willing to give it the benefit of the doubt, but it only got worse as time went on. It smells pretty much exactly like Encre Noir, which I can't wear as I find the bitterness sickening. This doesn't have the beast mode performance of Encre Noir, but it's still one of the more persistent Pinewards, enough so that I had to scrub it off as it was annoying me (and making me sneeze).
Reading other people's reviews of this make me think I surely can't be smelling the same fragrance. Sweet? Pine tree? Powdery? Balsamic? "spicy amber wood" (the olfactory category my decant supplier puts it in)? I don't get any of that. Just this overwhelming bitterness that I feel like I can almost taste. Such a shame...
However, on my skin it turns into an extremely bitter woody scent. At first there was enough freshness that I was willing to give it the benefit of the doubt, but it only got worse as time went on. It smells pretty much exactly like Encre Noir, which I can't wear as I find the bitterness sickening. This doesn't have the beast mode performance of Encre Noir, but it's still one of the more persistent Pinewards, enough so that I had to scrub it off as it was annoying me (and making me sneeze).
Reading other people's reviews of this make me think I surely can't be smelling the same fragrance. Sweet? Pine tree? Powdery? Balsamic? "spicy amber wood" (the olfactory category my decant supplier puts it in)? I don't get any of that. Just this overwhelming bitterness that I feel like I can almost taste. Such a shame...